NEILL BLOMKAMP

Neill Blomkamp
Neill Blomkamp
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: September 17, 1979
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa

Biography

Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023).

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)

Production

Creator, Creator
Director
Screenplay, Producer, Director
TBA·
Alpha
Director
2021·
Demonic
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Producer, Director
Director
Director
2018·
God: City
Writer, Director
Creator, Director
Writer, Director
Director
2017·
Gdansk
Director
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2017·
Lima
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
2001·
The Hire
Writer, Director
Lead Animator
Director
2025·
Ash
Executive Producer
Director
Director, Screenplay
2017·
Zygote
Screenplay, Director
2017·
Firebase
Screenplay, Director
2017·
Rakka
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
2015·
Chappie
Producer, Writer, Director
2013·
Elysium
Producer, Director, Writer
Co-Director
Director
2006·
Tempbot
Director
Director, Writer
Director, Visual Effects
Writer, Director